CBRE Global Workplace Solutions seeks a Regional Manager to lead our Data Center activities across the Netherlands and Belgium. You will oversee a regional team, execute strategic objectives, and coordinate operations as part of our Operations Management function.
What You'll Do
- Provide formal supervision to employees, including performance evaluations, coaching, training, development, and recruitment.
- Manage daily team activities, establish work schedules, assign tasks, and set deadlines.
- Implement strategic objectives to drive business growth and enhance customer satisfaction.
- Ensure high-quality customer service is delivered, addressing issues promptly and professionally.
- Conduct market and competitor analysis, staying current with industry trends.
- Hold regular meetings with senior management and clients to discuss needs and provide updates.
- Develop and submit short and long-term strategic plans, utilizing marketing programs.
- Identify, track, and report on key performance metrics and return on investment.
- Lead by example, modeling company values and influencing your team.
- Identify and solve complex technical and operational problems.
- Improve and change existing methods, processes, and standards within the discipline.
What We're Looking For
- Relevant experience in a similar role within Data Centers, Critical Infrastructure, or Facility Management.
- Both commercial and technical understanding of critical managed services.
- Proven leadership skills to motivate a team towards operational targets.
- A connector mentality with the ability to interact with site staff, suppliers, and customers.
- A KPI-driven attitude with experience in high-pressure environments.
- A Bachelor's degree.
- Ability to lead sensitive, complicated conversations and handle performance issues.
- Excellent English communication skills (spoken and written), with persuasiveness towards stakeholders.
- Outstanding presentation skills and in-depth knowledge of modern IT tools.
- Extensive organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.
- A strong customer focus and ability to foster team spirit.
- A structured, methodological working style.
- A high level of achievement motivation.
Nice to Have
- Direct experience in staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, rewarding performance, and retention.
Team & Environment
You will lead a regional team, coordinating staff functions and operations as part of the Operations Management job function.
Benefits & Compensation
- A future-proof job opportunity with development guarantee at the world's largest supplier for fully integrated Data Center services.
- International working environment with cross-border career opportunities.
- TOP trainings with internationally recognized certifications through the GWS Academy.
- Attractive salaries with an annual increase, good bonuses, a fixed pension scheme, optional collective health and home insurance, and other social benefits.
- 8.33% Holiday pay, 25 fixed days of leave, option to purchase up to 10 additional days, and 2 bonus days of leave if not sick for one year.
- Creative working culture with challenging responsibilities and a high level of autonomy.
- Diversity, occupational safety, and work-life balance are practiced values.
Work Mode
This is a local-country position based in Brussels, Belgium or Amsterdam, Netherlands.
We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability, or age.
